If you miss the event, try these questions next time everyone is talking about the Twilight books or something:
- Do you think vampires actually exist? How would they live in the modern world? Could they have existed more easily in the past? How?
- Why do legends about creatures like vampires, werewolves, fairies, etc. get created and passed down?
- Why do you think vampire books are so popular right now?
- What characteristics does the author assign to vampires? Did this match your previous idea of what vampires are like?
- How would you describe vampires, how they are created, and their lifestyles? Do you follow the traditional view, or has what you read changed your view of vampires?
- Would you want to date a vampire in real life? Why or why not?
- Are people inherently good or evil? What about vampires?
- How do the vampires in this book compare to those in other books you’ve read?
- What genre is this book? If you took out all the vampires, would it fit into another category?
- Did certain parts of the book make you uncomfortable? If so, why do you think you felt that way?
- What themes did the author emphasize through the story? What do you think he or she is trying to teach the reader? Why did the author use vampires to help get across these themes?
- Have you ever read a vampire book that you didn’t like? What did you not like about it? How could the author have improved it?
- What kind of writing style do you prefer? Do you like more descriptive passages or more dialogue? Does the length of a book impact your interest in reading it? How about the viewpoint?
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